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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Manchester Square, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Manchester Square and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Manchester Square:
    • 39.173200, -75.506500
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Manchester Square
  • Bird Watching ...
    • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
    • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Kent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
    • Since Manchester Square is near New Castle County and also Caroline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Manchester Square

Curious and Interesting Names Near Manchester Square ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Candlewicke
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Candlewicke is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlewicke
  • Cedar Chase
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Chase is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Chase
  • Chestnut Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Chestnut Grove is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
  • Cowgills Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cowgills Corner is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowgills Corner
  • Crossgates
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Crossgates is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgates
  • Dover
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Eagle Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Eagle Heights is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Heights
  • Forest Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Forest Landing is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Landing
  • Four Seasons
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Four Seasons is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
  • Fox Hall
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Fox Hall is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hall
  • Greens of Dover
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Greens of Dover is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens of Dover
  • Greenview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Greenview is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Heatherfield
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Heatherfield is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherfield
    • Hughes Crossing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Hughes Crossing is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Crossing
    • Independence Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Lincoln Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Lincoln Park is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
    • Little Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Little Creek Landing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Mallard Pond
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Mallard Pond is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Pond
    • Oak Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Oak Grove is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Oak Shadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Oak Shadows is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Shadows
    • Persimmon Park Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Presidential Courts
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Presidential Courts is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presidential Courts
    • Schoolview
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Schoolview is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoolview
    • Shady Lane
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Shady Lane is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lane

How Far From Manchester Square to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Manchester Square to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Manchester Square and extending to:

  • Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies just to the southwest (SW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 84 miles [135.2 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Manchester Square to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,821 miles [9,368 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,523 miles [10,497.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,401 miles [7,082.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Manchester Square) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<4>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Manchester Square to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Manchester Square. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1732, Longitude: -75.5065       In this case, the coordinates for Manchester Square have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.971 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.438 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.963 degrees.